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Brett Crozier, ‘maverick’ fired as carrier CO, wouldn’t change a thing
The former CO of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, fired for his efforts to help his sailors, regrets nothing: "I did it out of love for my crew."
SECDEF discusses possibility of reinstatement for fired Theodore Roosevelt captain
"We’ve taken nothing off the table."
By Diana Stancy
Theodore Roosevelt sailor with COVID-19 found unresponsive, moved to ICU
The sailor had been in quarantine. Confirmed COVID-19 cases on the warship have reached 400.
By Jon Simkins
Former SECNAV’s trip to Guam for in-person speech to sailors cost $243,000
The near quarter-million dollar tab included approximately 35 hours of round-trip flight time in a C-37B.
By Jon Simkins
Nimitz sailor tests positive for COVID-19 as carrier preps for deployment
The sailor is the first individual who has physically been onboard the carrier to test positive.
By Jon Simkins
‘You are justified in being angry with me’ — Read the SECNAV’s final memo to the fleet
Modly distributed one final memo to the fleet as his last act as Navy secretary.
By Jon Simkins
Opinion: The biggest threat to U.S. national security is a lack of trust in senior military leadership
The Navy's firing of Capt. Crozier is only the latest example, a retired Army general says.
By Robert D. Shadley and Camilla Vance Shadley
Navy Secretary officially resigns, capping bizarre 24-hour Theodore Roosevelt fiasco
Modly’s resignation offer comes less than a day after numerous Democratic members of Congress called for his firing over his handling of the dismissal of the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt.
By Jon Simkins
Trump stepping in as dispute intensifies over aircraft carrier captain’s dismissal
Members of the House Armed Services Committee are calling for the firing of the acting secretary of the Navy.
By Jon Simkins
Dispatch from Rome: On hope and COVID-19
After all this time, everyone would much prefer to be outside.
By Robert Bruce Adolph